Grain-drill



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W. W. WINEG-AR.

GRAIN DRILL.

Patented May 2, 1882..

WITRRSSRS INVRNTRR:

*w 'i y f- BY a ATTORNEYS Aff Ninn TAMS Partner @erica GRlN- omni..h

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,424, dated May 2,1882,

Application filed January' 2S, 1882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. WINEGAR, ofChambersburg, Pike county, Illinois, have invented a new and usef'ulImprovement in Grain-Drills, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description.

VReference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similarletters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in allthe figures.

Figure l is a plan view of a part of a graindrill to which myimprovement has been applied. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation ofthe same, taken through the line .fr x, Fig. l, and showing theholding-bar lowered. Fig. 3 isasectionalside elevation of apart ofthesame, taken through the line w x, Fig. l, and showing the holding-barraised; and Fig. 4 is a plan view and side elevation of the lever.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the clearing away of trashfrom in front of drillhoes.

The invention consists in the combination, with the axle or shaft of thedrill, of a wheel havin glaterally-projectin g pins, a pivoted leverhaving a pawl operated by the said pins, a holding-bar carried by thesaid lever, and a crank-bar for controlling the said holding-bar,whereby the holding-bar will he operated to hold the trash until thedrill-hoes have been drawn past it; also, in the combination, with thepivoted lever that carries the holding-bar, of a hook whereby the saidholding-bar can be supported above the ground and held stationary; and,also, in the combination, with the holding-bar, of a projecting pinwhereby the said holding-bar can be raised by and with -the drill-hocand its draw-bar, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A represents the frame, B the wheel, and G the axle or shaft, of agra-in-drill.

To the axle G are attached wheels D, to which are attached three pins,E, (more or less,) to serve as cams to operate the lever F. The lever Fis pivoted at its forward end to abracket, G, attached to the cross-barsof the frame A in such a position that the said lever, or a pawl, F',attached to it, will be struck by the pins E.

The pawl F is pivoted to the pin, bolt7 or .rivet that pivots the saidlever to the bracket Gr, hangs below the end of the said lever, and

(Model.)

has a shoulder or ilange formed upon its free end to engage with thelever F, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and raise the said lever when thepawl F is struck by each pin E. Vith this construction, when the machineis backed the pins E will strike the pawl F" and swing it forwardwithout affecting the said lever F. The other end of the lever F ispivoted to the upper end of the holding-bar H. The holdingbar H, nearits lower end, is twisted to give the said lower end a better hold uponthe ground.

To the middle part of the holding-bar H is pivoted the lower end of thecrank-bar I, the upper part of which is pivotcd to the bracket G. Two ormore holes are formed in thecrankbar I and in the bracket Gto receivethe pivotin g-pin, so that the throw of the holding-bar H can beregulated as may be required. With this construction, as the drill isdrawn forward the pins E successively strike the pawl F and raise thelever F, which raises the holding-bar H from the ground. As each pin Epasses away from the pawl F, the holding-bar H drops by its own weightand holds the trash that may be in front of the adjacent drill hoe orhoes J until the said drill hoe or hoes have passed the said trash, whenthe said holdingbar H will be raised by the next pin E, and will becarried forward by the crank I, so that it will again drop in frontofthe drill-hoes.

Any desired number of holding-bars and their operating mechanisms can beused, and they can be arranged to operate successively, so as to makethe draft uniform.

K is a hook, which is hinged to the frame A in such a position that itcan be hooked into a hole in the n'pper partof the leverI F, when thesaid lever and the holding-bar H have been raised to the highestpoint oftheir movement, so as to hold the said holding-bar away from the groundand stationary while the drill is drawn forward, so that it will not benecessary to detach the said holding-bar and its operating mechanism incases where it is not necessary to use the said holding-bar.

To the middle part of the holding-bar H is attached a pin, L, whichprojects over the drill-hoe J or its draw-bar M, so that the saiddropping bar will be raised by and with the said drill-hoe when thedrill-hoe is raised to pass obstructions, or for any other desiredpurpose. The appliances for raisingthe drill-hoe IOO A are not shown inthe drawings, as they form as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent- 1.V In a grain-drill, the combination, with the axle or shaft G,ofthe wheel D,having pins E, the pivoted lever F, having pawl F', theholding-bar H, and the crank-bar I, substantially as herein shown anddescribed,whereby the holding-bar will be operated 'to hold the trashuntil the drill-hoes have been drawn past it, as set forth.

2. In a grain-drill, the combination, with the pivoted lever F, thatcarries the holdin gbztr H, of the hook K, substantially as herein 15shown end'describcd, whereby the said holding-her can be supported abovethe ground and held stationary, as set forth.

3. In it grain-drill, the combination, with the holding-bar H, of theprojecting pin L, substantially as herein `shown and described, wherebythe said holding-har can be raised by and with the drill-hoe and itsdraw-bar, as set forth.

WILLIAM W. WINEGAR. Witnesses:

B. F. METZ, JAMES L. METZ.

